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What qualifies as critical infrastructure, and what can governments and industry do to increase its resilience? We spoke to four experts for their perspectives.
In 2021, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors asked the G20's Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) to develop a multi-year G20 Sustainable Finance Roadmap identifying the G20’s sustainable finance priorities, and to work on specific priority areas. This report characterises challenges, reviews existing practices, and proposes a set of recommendations to progress in the priority areas.
The QII Principles are voluntary, non-binding principles that reflect a common strategic direction and aspiration for quality infrastructure investment.
The QII Principles are voluntary, non-binding principles that reflect a common strategic direction and aspiration for quality infrastructure investment.
Long term private investors have long started investing in those assets, but the potential - and the need - for more and better private investment remains huge. Drawing on the vast pool of experience and contributions of LTIIA members, this report analyses the current constraints and current challenges limiting institutional investors’ share of the market.
In 2021, the Global Infrastructure Hub published the findings of a survey of G20 members that collected case studies and examples of projects or programs that demonstrate the benefits of QII or exemplify good practice in their countries or in recipient countries. This survey was undertaken at the request of the G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG). It can be accessed here.
The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) met yesterday and issued a Communiqué outlining their collective commitments and priorities. The Communiqué cites several GI Hub tools that will help G20 countries and others harness the transformative potential of infrastructure and attract private investment in infrastructure.
Parties involved (public and private): The cities of Pavlodar and Taraz, respective regional governments and consortium of Everlight Electronics Ltd (Taiwan), LLP A3 Commerce and LLP Altocom Asia (both ? Kazakhstan).
The total project cost is approximately USD 750 million
Parties involved (public and private): Risen Energy (China) Co. Ltd. (The Developer), EBRD and Green Climate Fund (Lenders), Risen Energy (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. (EPC Contractor), Financial Settlement Centre (the Offtaker).
The project entails financing of USD 30mm in Kazakh tenge equivalent from the EBRD and up to USD 10.4mm in US dollar and euro equivalents from the Clean Technology Fund, and a USD 12mm in KZT equivalent from the ADB to Baikonur Solar LLP, owned 51% by the United Green Group, a privately-owned strategic investment group, and 49% by a subsidiary of a Kazakh state-owned development fund, for the development, construction and operation of a ground-mounted fixed-installed solar photovoltaic power plant with a total capacity of up to 50MWp and an associated new substation in the Kyzylorda region of south Kazakhstan.
Two senior loans totaling up to EUR 243.5 million in local currency equivalent with a 6-year tenor (the ?Loans?) to the state-owned companies Intergas Central Asia JSC (KZT 53.9BN and EUR 100MM in Kazakh tenge equivalent) (?ICA?) and Kaz TransGas Aimak JSC (KZT 12.9BN) (?KTGA?), the Bank?s existing clients and fully owned subsidiaries of KazTransGas JSC (the ?Sponsor?, ?KTG?), the national gas operator of Kazakhstan.
Infrastructure development should demonstrate social outcomes, argues Marie Lam-Frendo, CEO of the Global Infrastructure Hub.
The Reference tool is meant to serve as a practical tool to help governments and other stakeholders understand and implement the critical success factors that deliver inclusive infrastructure.
Increasingly, infrastructure leaders, investors and developers are recognising the need to not only increase the quantity of infrastructure investment globally to drive economic growth, but also the quality of infrastructure investment, to ensure that that growth and development is inclusive and sustainable.
The OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Infrastructure provides practical guidance for efficient, transparent and responsive decision-making processes in infrastructure investment.
The Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) welcomes the G20 Osaka Leaders’ Declaration that was released over the weekend and endorsed the Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment as the G20’s common strategic direction and high aspiration.
The IMF has compiled a suite of analysis, research, diagnostic tools, country reports, data sets, and other resources on the importance of public investment as a catalyst for economic growth.
In June 2016, under Japanese presidency, G7 Leaders endorsed G7 Ise- Shima Principles for Promoting Quality Infrastructure Investment, which has crystalized as definition of quality infrastructure investment.
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors developed a set of leading practices to promote and prioritize quality infrastructure investment.